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What is Kindy uplift and how does it fit with TAG?
			What is Kindy Uplift funding? Kindy Uplift funding is available to all approved Queensland Kindergarten ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						School Holiday Activity Ideas
			As the school holidays approach, the challenge of keeping kids entertained and engaged looms large ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Understanding Pre-Assessment Consultations and Therapy Planning
			At TAG, we offer Pre-Assessment Consultations as an important first step in our therapy process. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						3 SLP Resources I Couldn’t Live Without (and How I Use Them) by Cindy (SLP)
			Resource One: Make N Break  Make n Break is a great hands-on game that involves ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Essential Resources for your Speech-Language Pathologist Toolkit
			Speech Pathologists often need a range of different resources to complete assessment and intervention – ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						3 Easy Fun Paediatric Physiotherapy Activities and Games to strengthen your children’s arms and core muscles
			Building strength while having fun is the best and easiest way to get your child ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						How to Maintain a Good Posture when Sitting at a Table
			  In this digital era, we often find ourselves spending extended periods of time seated ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						How to Maintain a Good Posture when Carrying Objects
			  Appropriate posture and technique when lifting groceries, moving furniture or simply carrying laundry is ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						How to Maintain a Good Posture When Carrying a Bag
			  Carrying bags is an everyday occurrence. Unfortunately, it is also where most of us ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						A Parent’s Guideline into your Child’s Development Milestones
			Knowing what to expect and when to expect it One of the most exciting experiences ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Fun, Screen-Free Activities for Kids on Long Car Trips
			  Are you excited about an upcoming long car trip with little ones but worried ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Speech Pathology Week 2023
			Recently we celebrated Speech Pathology Week. Our team chose different ways to celebrate and demonstrate ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Impacts of Speech and Language Difficulties
			The impacts of speech, language and communication difficulties in childhood are significant and potentially lasting. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Benefits of Fidget Toys
			Did you know they can have fantastic benefits from both an Occupational Therapy (OT) and ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Screen Time for Children
			To iPad or not to iPad? The effects of screen time on language development Children’s ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Group Therapy
			Group therapy benefits Group therapy sessions have many benefits and improve a person’s overall skills ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Writing Development
			Writing Development Children’s writing development starts at a young age. Children learn how to manipulate ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Attention and Concentration
			Attention and Concentration Attention and concentration are part of a group of high level thinking ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Toilet Training and Constipation
			Toilet training and constipation Learning to use the toilet can be tricky for any child. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Knock-Knees and Bowed-Legs
			What are knock-knees? Knock-knees (genu valgum) are a knee deformity where the knees are angled ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Do’s and Don’ts of transitioning babies to solid foods
			It is always a tough decision for mothers to transition their babies to solid foods. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Two types of flat feet and their treatment
			In order to walk effectively, feet need to be rigid to support the body. The ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy
			Orofacial myology is the study of the facial and oropharyngeal muscles and their movements and ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						10 Tips to Improve Your Sleep Hygiene
			Sleep hygiene can be the routines, habits and environmental factors that help or hinder a ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Talking with Hands and Pictures: AAC
			Communicating in ways other than speaking can seem a little scary and unfamiliar at first. ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Offering a Second Meal
			Offering a Second Meal Option at Mealtimes Often at dinner time, we have a child ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Importance of Family Meals
			Studies have found that family meals (including breakfast, lunch and dinner) predict success in life ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Why is Pretend Play Important?
			The rocket CRASHED into the planet! BOOM! Here at TAG we use pretend play to ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						What is Dysphagia
			Swallowing  Did you know that we swallow more than 900 times a day? Swallowing is ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Bilateral Coordination
			Bilateral coordination is the ability to use both sides of your body in a coordinated ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Voice – Basic Vocal Hygiene
			Our voices are the primary method with which many of us express ourselves to the ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						What are Thickened Fluids?
			We\’ve all experienced the sensation of our drink going down the wrong way – the ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Nutrient in the Spotlight – Protein
			Nutrient in the Spotlight – Protein Protein has been the in-vogue nutrient over the past ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Low Muscle Tone
			Managing Low Muscle Tone Muscle tone is the state of contraction or tension within the ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Voice Disorders
			Voice Disorders in Children Voice disorders are a group of medical conditions that involve a ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Occupational Therapy Role in Working with Infants and Toddlers
			Occupational Therapy Role in Working with Infants and Toddlers Here at Therapy Alliance Group we ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Speech Pathology and Cancer
			Speech Pathology and Cancer When you first mention speech pathology, you don\’t instantly think \’cancer\’ ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Accent Modification
			Accent Modification Have you ever stopped and listened to the voices of the people around ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Executive Function – Your Brain Explained
			Executive Function – Your Brain Explained Executive Function. It’s one of those phrases thrown around ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Hand Eye Coordination
			Hand Eye Coordination (Visual Motor Integration) Visual motor integration (VMI) is the degree to which ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Behaviour Management Strategies
			Behaviour Management Strategies Challenging behaviour with children can be continually frustrating for parents and family ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						NDIS: A Parent Friendly Introduction
			NDIS: A Parent Friendly Introduction There is a LOT of information about the NDIS (National ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Dietitian vs Nutritionist
			Dietitian vs Nutritionist Dietitian versus Nutritionist – what is the difference? This is such a ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Nutrient in the Spotlight: Iron
			Nutrient in the Spotlight: Iron All parents want the best for their children. This includes ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						The Difference Between Speech and Language
			The Difference between Speech and Language When thinking about communication, people often use the words ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Communication and Dementia
			Communication and Dementia The term ‘dementia’ refers to a collection of symptoms that combine to ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Sensory Processing Simplified
			Sensory Processing Simplified What is Sensory Processing? Sensory Processing is our brain’s ability to take ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Warning: the danger of W-sitting
			Warning: The Dangers of W-Sitting Children move and change positions all the time. The W-positions ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						AAC and communication options for non-verbal children
			AAC and Communication options for Non-Verbal Children AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication) This name sounds ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						NDIS: What is Support Coordination?
			NDIS: What is Support Coordination? Support Coordination is basically a bucket of funding to help ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Physiotherapy for Infants, Children & Adolescents
			Physiotherapy for Infants, Children and Adolescents What is Physiotherapy? Physiotherapy from infancy to adulthood (0-18 ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						3 Top Tips to get your Toddler Talking
			3 Top Tips to get your Toddler Talking It can be heartbreaking watching your little ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						ASD and Physiotherapy – overlooked needs
			ASD and Physiotherapy – Overlooked Needs Most people know that a child with ASD needs ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Hidden Disability: High-Level & Metalinguistic Language Skills
			Hidden Disability: High-Level and Metalinguistic Language Skills Language difficulties (problems understanding or using words and ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Fine motor skills – why they matter and how to help
			Fine Motor Skills – Why they Matter and How to help Fine motor skills in ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Glue ear: Impacts on speech and language
			Glue Ear: Impacts on speech and language Ear infections are very common in children and ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Toys that encourage talking
			Toys that encourage talking As speech pathologists, we are asked all the time by parents ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Your Child as a Whole: A Simple Framework
			Your Child as a Whole: A Simple Framework Being a parent is tough. There\’s always ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Pretend Play & Why It Matters
			Pretend Play & Why it matters Pretend play is a fundamental part of childhood.  It ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						How do I apply for NDIS?
			How do I apply for NDIS funding? We know there is a lot of confusion ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						When to get help if worried about your child
			When to get help if you are worried about your child We often hear, \”I\’m ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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						Bilingualism: English as a second or other language
			Bilingualism: English as a second or other language English is not your first language and ...		
					
					
														
									
								
													
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